THE AUSTRALIAN NATURALIST, 127 
Kuranda during the winter months of June and J uly is that 
it is not nearly so good as ati the sea level near Cairns where 
the temperature during day and night is considerably warmer. 
Whilst I did not succeed in obtaining more species at 
Kuranda than during July, 1910, at Cairns, though my time 
was much shorter, I obtained 22 further records and saw 10 
species that I had never seen in life before . 
At Cairns the genus Huploea was represented by four 
species, all of which were found amongst swampy ground, 
usually flying over the water and settling head downwards on 
the tree trunks. P. egipius was found wandering along the 
scrub tracks and the female was caught in the dense scrub 
itself. Many butterflies were caught in small openings in the 
scrub where the sunlight only occasionally penetrated. The 
males of /. joesa were easily attracted by pinning, an old 
specimen with open wings on a shrub. The bright blue colour 
attracted the attention of any passing specimen which would 
proceed to investigate and hover over the dead specimen for 
a second or two, when a sharp stroke would capture it. P. 
ligatus I found rather difficult to catch as they would linger, 
but a second over a Lantana flower and unless a short, sharp 
stroke were made the specimen would escape. In my previous 
account I mentioned that Delias nigidius was not found be- 
low the range. This ig incorrect, as it way present at Cairns 
in perfect condition. A. propinqua and H. alimena were 
species I had never seen alive before and their gay colours 
and rapid flight enlivened the scene. Again, C. chrysippe 
forced itself on my notice owing to it$ conspicuous colouring. 
This is undoubtedly one of the most attractive of the larger 
butterflies of the North. 7, euwphorion was present in some 
numbers and could easily be recognised from a great distance 
by its size and slow flight. It is a question as to the use of 
the brilliant colouring of the upper side of the genus 
Arhopala, for though they stand out so conspicuously in the 
cabinet, their shy habits in their native haunts make them 
very inconspicuous. They rarely fly unless disturbed, but sit 
on the shrubs with only their dark undersides visible. I 
noticed that they very frequently were disturbed from Mango 
trees. 
I had an opportunity of watching two different sets of 
so-called mimicry and my view was considerably strengthened 
that these resemblances are due to similar conditions and not 
brought about by any benefit the mimicking species might 
obtain. Though I was well acquainted with Danais petilia 
in nature, I had never seen the female of H. misippus alive 
